Archetype
Ball-Playing Defender
Starts attacks the way midfielders do.
Creation87
Control82
Involvement69
Top rating87Percentile
Identity
Key passes
1.68(56)
Prog. carries
0.60(20)
Tackles won
0.61(21)
xA
0.27(9)
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Interceptions / 90Top 10%
- Assists / 90Top 25%
- Key passes / 90Top 25%
- Tackles won / 90Bottom 25%
- Take-on success %Bottom 25%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Underperforming xG by 2 — the chances are there; finishing should catch up.
Goals vs xG3 · 5.1
Assists vs xA9 · 10.3
PenaltiesAll 3 from open play
Set-piece reliant: 59% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play11.8
Set pieces02.6
Penalties00.0
47 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.49 | 1.57 | 1.50 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.93 | 1.14 | 1.63 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.13 |
| Duels won /90 | 3.69 | 4.22 | 3.38 |
| Pass accuracy | 80.8% | 84.9% | 84.0% |
Trajectory
Rising: distribution and control up sharply vs last season.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Distribution
187
+86Control
1282
+70Sweeping
168
+67Involvement
1669
+54Ahead of his age group: 85th percentile for creation among midfielders aged 28–32.
vs midfielders aged 28–32 · 197 peers · pool pct → age bandCreation
8785th
-2Control
8281st
0| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Lens | Ligue 1 | 3,003 | 34 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.68 |
| 2023-24 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 2,700 | 30 | 2.07 | 1.87 | 1.10 |
| 2021-22 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 1,006 | 12 | 2.06 | 2.77 | 0.54 |
| 2020-21 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 1,722 | 25 | 1.78 | 2.04 | 1.20 |
Projection
Profiles like S. Szymański — midfielders with this shape at 30.
S. SzymańskiRennes · Ligue 1
93match
F. ChaïbiEintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga
92match
M. BerishaLecce · Serie A
91match
B. De KeersmaeckerOxford United · Championship
89match
Vítor CostaSan Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
88match
W. McKennieJuventus · Serie A
88match
L. BrouwersHeerenveen · Eredivisie
88match
Jon Ander OlasagastiLevante · La Liga
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: progression (14th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Progression14
Take-Ons23
Finishing47
Reliable: form in line with his season rate — no meaningful swings.
Steady — recent form is in line with his season rate across all 4 tracked stats.
Availability39 apps · 3,383 min · ~87/game — last 5: ~81 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 97% of available games, 3383 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 140% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€6.0M
Peak value
€6.0M
Mar 2026
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
25 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.65 xG vs Angers, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Angers0.650.611
vs Metz0.600.590
vs Auxerre0.600.00010 of 34 matches